Live in Carer

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Are you an experienced Live in Carer looking for work? Are you caring, reliable and professional and want to make a difference to your clients lives?

Good Oaks is a friendly, successful company focused on providing quality care to private individuals in their own homes through our live-in service and visiting care. Good Oaks Live-in Carers help our clients stay independent at home by providing companionship, meal preparation, medication administration and personal care, living with their clients for a minimum of 4 weeks at a time.

Our placements are for a minimum of four weeks, but are flexible depending on the Client’s and Carer’s wishes. We can offer both flexible and guaranteed placements.

We are currently recruiting and have regular induction courses. If you are a caring, reliable, and professional, we’d love to hear from you.

Why become a Live in Carer with us?

• Flexible working patterns
• Weekly pay rates from £700 - £730
• Holiday pay paid for every week you are in a placement of £12.29 per day
• Pension contributions and employment status
• Food provided by clients / if any special dietary requirements a payment of £30 per week will be added to salary
• Supportive, proactive, and understanding management
• Paid induction and training
• Paid DBS
• Market-leading Employment Package – paid volunteer days, funding for courses, and our annual million step challenge
• Opportunities to study for a Level 2 or 3 QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

What is required to be a Live in carer with us?

• To have a Recent or Updated Enhanced DBS Check or be willing to undergo one.
• Prior experience in the care sector (but not necessarily Live-in Care)
• To be caring, kind and compassionate
• To manage the home as much as required, possibly including cleaning, shopping, and cooking.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £786.00-£886.00 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free or subsidised travel

Day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

• Live-in

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overnight shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Oxfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Care: 1 year (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person